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hyped-up

[ hahypt-uhp ]
/ ˈhaɪptˈʌp /
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adjective Informal.
intensively or excessively stimulated or exaggerated: an economy hyped-up by arms spending.
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Origin of hyped-up

First recorded in 1945–50
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British Dictionary definitions for hyped-up

hyped up
adjective
slang stimulated or excited by or as if by the effect of a stimulating drug
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